The Jumbos (21-2), who avenged their 2011 title game loss to the Sea Gulls, rewrote the record books Sunday, recording the most wins in program history (21), setting a Division 3 season mark for goals (423) and a national mark with 45 assists in the NCAA tournament.

On the way to its second NCAA trophy, Tufts got the better of the top two teams in the country, RIT and Salisbury, but Daly did not consider that achievement a surprise.

“We’ve been competing in that top five area all year so we didn’t feel they were too much of upsets,” said Daly. “I’m just proud of this team, really respectful of this team, their mental toughness. They worked so hard year-round, that it really develops that edge at this time of the year and I think that was reflected in the last couple of games.”

Daly, who also led the Jumbos to their first national title in 2010, was quick to commend the entire team for the title run. While senior goalie Patton Watkins stood strong in net, fending off 17 shots on target, juniors Cole Bailey and Peter Gill, along with sophomores Ben Andreycak and John Uppgren, all pitched in offensively in the 12-9 championship win.

As the Jumbos capped off their most successful season to date, Daly looked back and reflected on their year.

“I mean it’s an entire season, it’s a process,” said Daly. “I think the team did an amazing job of embracing that process, just continued to improve and continued to remain steady. They just kept focused on each game; nobody really tried to skip anything or took anything for granted.”